Space history on August 26

13 events

1. 1918 108 years ago

   Katherine Johnson — birth

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

   • Mathematics

   Role: Mathematician

   Katherine Johnson — birth (1918-08-26).

   • NASA: Katherine Johnson (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on NASA: Katherine Johnson. Original source retains its rights.

2. 1966 60 years ago launch failure

   IDCSP — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: IDCSP

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIIC launched on the IDCSP flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC41. Launch failure.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.

3. 1970 56 years ago launch

   OPS 8329 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OPS 8329

   • Space transportation

   Thorad SLV-2G Agena D (?) launched on the OPS 8329 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC1W. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.

4. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Soyuz-15 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz-15

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Soyuz-15 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.

5. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-850 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-850

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-850 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.

6. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Soyuz-31 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz-31

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-31 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.

7. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1208 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1208

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1208 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.

8. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Anik D-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Anik D-1

   • Space transportation

   Delta 3920/PAM launched on the Anik D-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.

9. 1994 32 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2290 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2290

   • Space transportation

   Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-2290 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/1. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.

10. 2005 21 years ago launch

    Monitor-E — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Monitor-E

    • Space transportation

    Rokot launched on the Monitor-E flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC133/3. Launch vehicle success.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.

11. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Dragon Crew-7 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon Crew-7

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon Crew-7 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.

12. 2025 1 year ago launch

    NAOS — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: NAOS

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the NAOS flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.

13. 2026 launch

    Starlink-422 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-422

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-422 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.